Sixth Amendment

American  

noun

1. an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing the right to a trial by jury in criminal cases.

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Example Sentences

By placing Parias in immigration detention, Olguin wrote, the government “has jeopardized this court’s ability to try Mr. Parias in compliance with the demands of the Sixth Amendment” — which provides for a fair and speedy trial.

From Los Angeles Times

They have no Sixth Amendment right to an attorney—that applies only to criminal defendants.

From Slate

Louisiana that the Sixth Amendment demands a jury drawn from a representative cross section of the community.

From Slate

The bedrock promise of the Sixth Amendment is a public trial by an impartial jury of our peers in “the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed.”

From Slate

It is hard to imagine any clearer violation of the Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury.

From Slate